Fabrication of Medium Density Fibreboard from Enzyme Treated Rubber Wood (Hevea brasiliensis) Fibre and Modified Organosolv Lignin

Lignin is considered as a potential substitute for formaldehyde based adhesive due to its phenolic based composition and huge availability. In the present work, rubber wood fibres were treated with the laccase enzyme to improve the fibre surface and to generate an active lignin solution. Lignin solu...

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Main Authors: Mohammed, Nasir, Gupta, Arun, Beg, M. D. H., Chua, Gek Kee, Kumar, Anuj
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author Mohammed, Nasir
Gupta, Arun
Beg, M. D. H.
Chua, Gek Kee
Kumar, Anuj
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Gupta, Arun
Beg, M. D. H.
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Kumar, Anuj
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description Lignin is considered as a potential substitute for formaldehyde based adhesive due to its phenolic based composition and huge availability. In the present work, rubber wood fibres were treated with the laccase enzyme to improve the fibre surface and to generate an active lignin solution. Lignin solution was collected from wood fibres. The collected solution, called organosolv lignin (OSL), was concentrated until the solution had reached 3% solid content. Treated fibre OSL and concentrated OSL (Con-OSL) solution was analysed using FTIR. Con-OSL showed a lower stretching energy in the benzene range as compared to OSL that indicates polymerisation during heating. The X-ray diffraction reveals 9% increase in the crystallinity index (Crl) as compared to the untreated fibres. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results confirmed that curing pattern of OSL was similar to the UF adhesive. Medium density fibreboards (MDF) of 6 mm and 810 kg/m3 were prepared from a 10% Con-OSL solution. The MDF boards exhibited higher mechanical strength and passed the standard ASTM D1037 for internal bonding and modulus of rupture.
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spelling UMPir119662018-01-10T03:41:56Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11966/ Fabrication of Medium Density Fibreboard from Enzyme Treated Rubber Wood (Hevea brasiliensis) Fibre and Modified Organosolv Lignin Mohammed, Nasir Gupta, Arun Beg, M. D. H. Chua, Gek Kee Kumar, Anuj QD Chemistry TP Chemical technology Lignin is considered as a potential substitute for formaldehyde based adhesive due to its phenolic based composition and huge availability. In the present work, rubber wood fibres were treated with the laccase enzyme to improve the fibre surface and to generate an active lignin solution. Lignin solution was collected from wood fibres. The collected solution, called organosolv lignin (OSL), was concentrated until the solution had reached 3% solid content. Treated fibre OSL and concentrated OSL (Con-OSL) solution was analysed using FTIR. Con-OSL showed a lower stretching energy in the benzene range as compared to OSL that indicates polymerisation during heating. The X-ray diffraction reveals 9% increase in the crystallinity index (Crl) as compared to the untreated fibres. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results confirmed that curing pattern of OSL was similar to the UF adhesive. Medium density fibreboards (MDF) of 6 mm and 810 kg/m3 were prepared from a 10% Con-OSL solution. The MDF boards exhibited higher mechanical strength and passed the standard ASTM D1037 for internal bonding and modulus of rupture. Elsevier 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11966/1/Fabrication%20of%20Medium%20Density%20Fibreboard%20From%20Enzyme%20Treated%20Rubber%20Wood%20%28Hevea%20Brasiliensis%29%20Fibre%20and%20Modified%20Organosolv%20Lignin.pdf Mohammed, Nasir and Gupta, Arun and Beg, M. D. H. and Chua, Gek Kee and Kumar, Anuj (2013) Fabrication of Medium Density Fibreboard from Enzyme Treated Rubber Wood (Hevea brasiliensis) Fibre and Modified Organosolv Lignin. International Journal of Adhesion & Adhesives, 44. pp. 99-104. ISSN 0143-7496. (Published) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2013.02.013 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2013.02.013
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TP Chemical technology
Mohammed, Nasir
Gupta, Arun
Beg, M. D. H.
Chua, Gek Kee
Kumar, Anuj
Fabrication of Medium Density Fibreboard from Enzyme Treated Rubber Wood (Hevea brasiliensis) Fibre and Modified Organosolv Lignin
title Fabrication of Medium Density Fibreboard from Enzyme Treated Rubber Wood (Hevea brasiliensis) Fibre and Modified Organosolv Lignin
title_full Fabrication of Medium Density Fibreboard from Enzyme Treated Rubber Wood (Hevea brasiliensis) Fibre and Modified Organosolv Lignin
title_fullStr Fabrication of Medium Density Fibreboard from Enzyme Treated Rubber Wood (Hevea brasiliensis) Fibre and Modified Organosolv Lignin
title_full_unstemmed Fabrication of Medium Density Fibreboard from Enzyme Treated Rubber Wood (Hevea brasiliensis) Fibre and Modified Organosolv Lignin
title_short Fabrication of Medium Density Fibreboard from Enzyme Treated Rubber Wood (Hevea brasiliensis) Fibre and Modified Organosolv Lignin
title_sort fabrication of medium density fibreboard from enzyme treated rubber wood hevea brasiliensis fibre and modified organosolv lignin
topic QD Chemistry
TP Chemical technology
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11966/1/Fabrication%20of%20Medium%20Density%20Fibreboard%20From%20Enzyme%20Treated%20Rubber%20Wood%20%28Hevea%20Brasiliensis%29%20Fibre%20and%20Modified%20Organosolv%20Lignin.pdf
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